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This chapter presents a case study of an epidemic of malignant mesothelioma and lung cancer in a few small villages in Turkey. Detail clinical, epidemiological, and environmental studies identified a carcinogenic metal fibre, not previously associated with mesothelioma, as the cause of the epidemic.
Keywords: epidemics; carcinogens; environmental exposure assessment; mesothelioma; metal fibre; lung cancer; small-area studies
Chapter. 4077 words.
Subjects: Public Health and Epidemiology
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